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• Author: Peterson, Eric
• Position: Small Biz - 1080 Degrees Inc. - Brief Article

1080 DEGREES OUTERWEAR:

A Steamboat Springs native, Nelson Carmichael is one of Colorado's most illustrious skiers ever, taking the bronze for moguls at the 1992 Winter Olympics and nabbing numerous championships at other events. Since he retired from competitive skiing in the late 1990s, he's focused on outerwear design, launching 1080 Degrees from Steam-boat in 2001. "At the time, snow-boarding was taking off," he said. "(The outerwear) was dark, baggy, and grungy--it was almost too much." In contrast, Carmichael designed 1080 Degrees' jackets and pants to appeal to a wider range of snow sportspeople, using top-end technical fabrics and incorporating such features as removable...